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Biographies of National Zoo Advisory Board Members

John W. Marriott III, Chair, is chief executive officer of Thomas Point Ventures and JWM Family Enterprises. He developed and owns 11 hotels managed by Marriott International and is vice chairman of the board of Marriott International. Over the past 30 years, Mr. Marriott has served in a number of positions within Marriott International. Most recently, he served as president of North American lodging, and executive vice president of sales and marketing, brand management, and operations planning and support. His other positions have included senior vice president for Marriott’s mid-Atlantic region, vice president of development, director of finance, general manager, director of food and beverage, restaurant manager, and cook.

In April 2002, Mr. Marriott, who speaks Japanese, was named by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Japanese government to co-chair a special taskforce to promote travel between the United States and Japan. He was also named one of the most influential executives by Business Travel News in January 2004.

Susan A. Mars, Vice-Chair, is a nurse by training, but her passion revolves around providing opportunity for disadvantaged children to lead both a productive life and to learn to appreciate and respect their local environment. She lived in Singapore and in Belgium before moving to the Washington area, and while residing in Singapore, she was an active board member of Caring for Cambodia, a nonprofit organization focused on improving the lives of children through education and outreach. Ms. Mars served on the board of Insulated Shipping Containers, Inc. from 1990 to 2001 and currently serves on the board of Demios, a private venture capital firm based in Southern California, whose primary mission is to identify and support early start-up businesses in the areas of health and environmental sciences.

Wendy Block is active in the Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles philanthropic communities and has served on the boards of International Medical Corps, Everychild Foundation, and the Block Family Foundation.

James Dinegar is president and chief executive officer of the Greater Washington Board of Trade, overseeing an organization that represents major business interests throughout Northern Virginia, the District of Columbia and the Maryland suburbs. Before coming to the Board of Trade, Mr. Dinegar served as chief operating officer of the American Institute for Architects (AIA) where he was responsible for the overall operation of a 77,000-member organization and directed strategic efforts in the areas of education, technology, international collaboration, organizational alliances and government advocacy.

Mr. Dinegar is a 30-year resident of the greater Washington region. He is a graduate of The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and he resides in Arlington, Virginia.

Joan Donner (Honorary Member) has extensive and valuable experience in international conservation organizations, including currently serving on the boards of the African Wildlife Foundation, and the L. S. B. Leakey Foundation. She has been active on a number of boards and committees in the Washington area, including the Smithsonian National Board, National Museum of the American Indian, and the James Smithson Society. She resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

James W. Dyer is a consultant for Clark & Weinstock, one of Washington’s most highly-regarded government relations and public affairs consulting firms. In the early 1990s, Mr. Dyer worked at the White House as the deputy assistant to the president for legislative affairs and served as the principal point of contact for the president with the United States Senate. He then worked as a professional staff assistant on the House Appropriations Committee’s subcommittee on foreign operations and subcommittee on the legislative branch. Subsequently, he served as clerk and staff director of the House Committee on Appropriations, supervising the activities of a 150-person professional staff in producing 13 annual appropriations bills.

Mr. Dyer is a senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. A native of Scranton, Pennsylvania, he is a graduate of the University of Scranton, and has done graduate work in legislative affairs at George Washington University. He holds an honorary Doctor of Human Letters from the University of Scranton.

Steven A. Elmendorf is president of Elmendorf Strategies. Before founding Elmendorf Strategies in 2007, he served for 12 years as a senior advisor to Dick Gephardt in the US House of Representatives, navigating the intersection of politics and public policy. As chief of staff and most senior Democratic aide in the House of Representatives, Mr. Elmendorf interacted daily with the White House, administration officials, members of Congress, senators, and leading interest groups developing expertise in economic, domestic, national security, and foreign policy. Prior to his service with the House leadership, Mr. Elmendorf was chief of staff to Congressman Dennis Eckart, and also served in the U.S. Senate as executive assistant to Senator Brock Adams.

A graduate of Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, Mr. Elmendorf has been a frequent guest on television talk shows including MSNBC’s “Hardball,” CNBC’s “Capitol Report,” Fox News and CNN’s “Crossfire.” He has lectured at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and at Trinity College.

Stanley E. Freimuth is a senior executive with broad operating experience in both consumer and industrial markets. Mr. Freimuth spent nearly 25 years with Fujifilm USA, where he ran its graphic systems division for 17 years. He then served in the roles of chief operating officer, senior executive vice president and chief administrative officer, where he had responsibility for all Fujifilm USA businesses and led the company’s successful strategy to transition from an analog to digital business model.

Mr. Freimuth has served on a number of corporate boards including Fujifilm USA, as well as nonprofit boards, including the Westchester County Association, the Children’s Hospital Foundation at Westchester Medical Center and the advisory board of New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies, master of arts program in graphic communications management and technology. Mr. Freimuth holds a B.S. from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and an MBA from American University in Washington, D.C.

Jennie Turner Garlington is the youngest daughter of noted media mogul and philanthropist Ted Turner and, along with her father and four siblings, is a trustee of the Turner Foundation. Founded in 1990, the Foundation is a private, independent family foundation whose mission is to prevent damage to natural systems—water, air, and land—on which all life depends. The Foundation is committed to preserving and conserving the environment throughout the world.

Camilla Jenkins is vice president, corporate communications, FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation, responsible for developing and managing a centralized communications function that supports the vision and goals of the global Fujifilm Group, articulates a consistent and effective story of Fujifilm in the US, and strengthens the operations of the individual Fujifilm America companies. Ms. Jenkins oversees media and analyst relations, executive and internal communications, corporate social responsibility, web-based communications and corporate sponsorships. Before joining Fujifilm in 2001, Ms. Jenkins was director of corporate communications for ten years at Becton, Dickinson & Company, a medical technology company. Prior to that, Ms. Jenkins owned and operated the Camilla Jenkins Agency, a public relations and advertising firm.

William H. Lomicka is the founder and chairman of Coulter Ridge Capital, a private investment firm. He has more than three decades of financial management experience with particular expertise in the area of rapidly expanding service companies. He began as a financial analyst at Guardian Life Insurance Company, and during his extensive career, he worked in the financial departments at Welch’s and L.B. Foster, was assistant treasurer of Ashland Oil, treasurer and later senior vice president-finance at Humana, where he planned, developed and implemented the financial strategies and controls which generated revenue growth from $145 million to $3 billion. He also was senior vice president with CW Group, a New York venture capital firm specializing in health care enterprises, was president of Old South Life Insurance Company and secretary of economic development for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Mr. Lomicka resides in Tucson, Arizona, and Louisville, Kentucky. He is chairman of the board of the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. He earned his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and his undergraduate degree from Wooster College in Wooster, Ohio.

Anthony V. Lupo is a partner at the Arent Fox law firm, a member of the firm’s executive committee, and co-chair of its entertainment/intellectual property group. He specializes in copyright, entertainment, trademark, advertising and e-commerce law, and has significant experience in representing movie studios, computer and gaming companies and television stations. The Washington Business Journal named Mr. Lupo the number one intellectual property attorney in 2005.

Mr. Lupo received his B.A. from George Mason University, JD (cum laude) from Howard University School of Law and LLM from the Georgetown University Law Center. In addition to his service on the board of the National Zoo, Mr. Lupo is also on the board of the Discovery Channel Global Education Fund.

Adrienne B. Mars (Honorary Member) has been involved with various environmental organizations, including the Smithsonian Institution, for many years. Ms. Mars has served on the board of trustees of her alma mater, Wheaton College, the board of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, and the Smithsonian’s national board. For nearly two decades, Ms. Mars has been active with the World Wildlife Fund, sitting on the board and the national council. She is also involved with the Washington Opera’s board.

Born in Quincy, Florida, Ms. Mars earned her bachelor’s degree in economics and history from Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts. She now resides in Jackson, Wyoming.

Thomas R. Nides is currently chief operating officer of Morgan Stanley and has also served as Morgan Stanley’s chief administrative officer, executive vice president and secretary. Mr. Nides was the worldwide president and chief executive officer of Burson-Marsteller, a global public relations and communications firm. Before joining Burson-Marsteller, he served as global chief administrative officer at Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) and as a member of their executive board. Prior to working at CSFB, Mr. Nides was a senior vice president and member of the operating committee at Fannie Mae, the large financial services company. Mr. Nides also served as chief of staff to the U.S. Trade Representative. This position followed eight years on Capitol Hill, including four years as executive assistant to the speaker of the House of Representatives.

Mr. Nides is chairman of the board and director of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association; he also serves on the board of Jostens Inc. and Visant Holding Corp. Mr. Nides is a graduate of the University of Minnesota.

Stuart Pimm is a renowned conservation biologist who has written more than 150 scientific papers, including three review articles in Nature and Science, and four books. As a result of watching species become extinct in Hawaii in the 1970s, he became committed to study the scientific issues behind the global loss of biological diversity. Dr. Pimm’s research covers the reasons why species become extinct, how fast they do so, the global patterns of habitat loss and species extinction, the role of introduced species in causing extinction and, importantly, the management consequences of this research. He is currently the Doris Duke Professor of Conservation Ecology, Environmental Sciences, and Policy at Duke University.

Joseph E. Robert, Jr. is founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of J.E. Robert Companies, one of the world’s largest private commercial real estate investment and asset management firms. In addition, Mr. Robert is chairman of Business Executives for National Security (BENS), a nonpartisan national organization of senior executives dedicated to enhancing our national security, using the successful models of the private sector. He is also chairman of the US-UAE Business Council, a collaboration of leading companies based in the United States and United Arab Emirates, which are committed to expanding bilateral commercial opportunities between the two countries.

Mr. Robert serves as a member of the board of many organizations, including the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the National Geographic Society, and the Kennedy Center. In 1990, Mr. Robert founded and continues to serve as chairman of Fight for Children, a Washington-based philanthropic organization that creates K-12 education opportunities, helps prepare children for college and the workplace, and provides quality primary health care options for youth. He is also the chairman of the Washington Scholarship Fund and was chairman of the successful $300 million comprehensive campaign at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Mr. Robert was awarded honorary doctorates from St. John’s College and Mount Saint Mary’s University.

Ronald A. Rosenfeld was appointed chairman of the Federal Housing Board by President Bush in 2004, unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate, and served a term that expired in 2009. Prior to that, Mr. Rosenfeld served as president of the Government National Mortgage Association, Ginnie Mae, a wholly-owned government corporation established within the Department of Housing and Urban Development to promote nationwide access to mortgage credit. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Rosenfeld held the office of secretary of commerce in Oklahoma. Under President George H.W. Bush, from 1992 to 1993, Mr. Rosenfeld was deputy assistant secretary for corporate finance at the Department of the Treasury and from 1989 to 1991, he held three posts at HUD—general deputy assistant secretary for housing-federal housing commissioner, acting deputy assistant secretary for multi-family housing, and deputy assistant secretary for single-family housing.

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Law School, Mr. Rosenfeld currently serves on the board of overseers of the Wharton School.

James C. Weinberg (Ex Officio) is president of the FONZ board of directors and has been vice president of Booz Allen Hamilton's information systems group for the past 15 years and a member of the leadership team for the firm’s information technology practice. At Booz Allen Hamilton, Mr. Weinberg focuses on strategic transformation programs and building I/T-enabled capabilities for automotive, aerospace, and industrial clients. He has been a consultant to Fortune 500 companies for more than 30 years and before joining Booz Allen Hamilton was a partner with KPMG.

Mr. Weinberg’s volunteer activities have included serving on the technology committee of Barrington Public Schools in Chicago, on the corporate coordination committee of Rebuilding America, and as the Booz Allen Hamilton coordinator of the Lincoln Park Zoo Ball. Mr. Weinberg earned a B.S. in business from Southern Illinois University and an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Mr. Weinberg recently relocated to Booz Allen Hamilton’s McLean, Virginia, office from Chicago, where he had lived for more than 30 years.

J. Scott Wilfong is chairman, president, and chief executive officer of SunTrust Bank, Greater Washington, which operates SunTrust banking activities in Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia, and suburban Maryland. A 33-year veteran of the banking industry, Mr. Wilfong previously served as president and chief executive officer of SunTrust Bank, Atlanta and president and chief executive officer of SunTrust Bank, Maryland. Prior to joining a SunTrust predecessor in 1997, Mr. Wilfong worked as senior vice president and commercial division manager at First Union National Bank in Maryland. He began his banking career with Equitable Trust Company in 1972.

Mr. Wilfong is on the board of the Greater Washington Initiative, the Board of Trade, the Economic Club of Washington, and the Georgia Aquarium. He is a trustee of Mount St. Mary’s College and Agnes Scott College. He has served on numerous boards in the Washington, D.C., and Atlanta metro area. In 2007, Mr. Wilfong will serve as chairman of the American Heart Walk. A native of Baltimore, Mr. Wilfong was named 2001’s outstanding volunteer fundraiser of the year by the Association of Fundraising Professionals for the State of Maryland. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Mount St. Mary’s College and an MBA from Loyola College.

Curtin Winsor III is chairman of the Bank of Georgetown, which he founded with Michael Fitzgerald in 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Winsor was a principal and founding partner of Columbia Partners Investment Management. Mr. Winsor has had an active role in the area’s financial and philanthropic communities for more than 20 years.

In addition to serving as chairman of the bank, Mr. Winsor sits on the board of directors or has an advisory role with several hedge funds and investment partnerships. He is also a member and trustee of the W.H. Donner Foundation in New York City and the Donner Canadian Foundation in Toronto, Canada, for which he oversees the respective foundations' investment portfolios and program development areas. Mr. Winsor is also very active in civic and charitable causes in the Washington, D.C., area, serving as a trustee of the National Taxpayers Union; the National Taxpayers Union Foundation; the Starlight-Starbright Children’s Foundation, Mid-Atlantic Chapter; Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID); Washington Opera; and the Washington Scholarship Fund, where he serves on the executive committee.

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